National News from Slovakia

(Sat 31 Dec 05) When criticizing the functioning of the government, the head of state added that there is no problem to govern with minority parliamentary support anywhere in...

(Wed 28 Dec 05) According to the Christian Democrats and Parliamentary Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky, the Co-ruling Christian Democrats still do not rule out that their party will leave the...

(Fri 02 Dec 05) The Health Ministry believes that the consequences of an influenza pandemic may cause a crisis and seriously endanger internal security of the country. To cope...

(Wed 30 Nov 05) The creators of the Minerva project (raising the economic competitiveness of Slovakia) claim that more than half of Slovaks should have university education in the...

(Wed 30 Nov 05) The parliamentary parties to a man declared that Saturday's Higher Territorial Unit regional elections were a good result for them. They drew attention to various...

(Wed 30 Nov 05) Slovak victims of the 1968 occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact military forces will receive compensation through a law which President Ivan Gasparovic signed on...

(Tue 29 Nov 05) Leader of the governing coalition Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda is satisfied with the future composition of regional parliaments, but less content with low attendance in...

(Tue 29 Nov 05) In Saturday's Higher Territorial Unit regional elections, none of the candidates in any of Slovakia's eight regions received enough votes to become governor. This is...

(Tue 29 Nov 05) The low turnout (18 percent) in the Higher Territorial Unit regional elections on Saturday did not surprise President Ivan Gasparovic, who told reporters on Sunday...

(Fri 25 Nov 05) The Cabinet has approved proposals to deploy new peacekeeping units and to carry out changes in some military missions. Foreign Affairs Minister Eduard Kukan stressed...